It is time for the sixth-annual Yum!East. This event raises funds for the Fannie Battle Day Home for Children while showing off the best of East Nashville's dinner and drink. Food and drink samples will be served up from 30 different East Nashville restaurants.

With a runny nose and itchy eyes it must mean that spring is here in Nashville! One of the best things about climbing temperatures, is the excuse to eat ALL the frozen treats that you would like. According to Travel + Leisure Nashville is ranked number three for America's Best Cities for Ice Cream...how COOL ...

Tuesday, May 8th 6 - 9 pm The Thompson Hotel 401 11th Ave S Nashville, TN Cost: $150/person - but see below for discount code!! Purchase ticketshere . I'm a little behind getting out my picks for this month's food events, but hopefully you all still have some room on your calendar to fit in a few of these!

The Frisson Soft Serve shop will be located at 1100 Fatherland St. No. 102 (where Lynne Lorraine’s Juice Bar currently is — their last day of business...

Frisson Soft Serve to Open East Nashville Shop Next Month

Photo: Eric England It's rainy today, but the sun has to come out eventually. And when it does, Frisson Soft Serve is gonna be ready. Elise Schempp and Caila Singleton, the winners of Best (Dessert) Food Truck in last year's Best of Nashville Writers' Choice category, just announced they're opening a permanent shop in East Nashville next month.

Turnip Green Creative Reuse Center is located at 945 Woodland St. and is open from 2- 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The store is closed on Mondays. Call 615-720-7480 or visit turnipgreencreativereuse.org for more information.

4. SmART!, benefitting Progress Inc., is similar to Turnip Green, taking most anything artists or crafters could use in an art project, from traditional art supplies to unusual items. Located at 2416 Music Valley Dr. Contact: K.Graden@progress-inc.org or 615-454-5808.

How to declutter: Turnip Green, Goodwill and other nonprofits that take almost anything

CLOSE Almost everybody I know is looking for places where they can get rid of stuff they no longer want or need. Many folks are either downsizing, helping aging parents clean out a house or trying to take a more minimalist approach to life and have "things" that need to go away.

CLOSE Our taste-testers skipped national chains, but one fast-food restaurant still snuck onto our list Sure, the burger usually is the star of the show, but when the plate hits the table, don't you grab for a french fry first? Me too. So what are Nashville's best fries?

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